Los Angeles Employment Lawyer Blog

San Pedro is a beach community in Los Angeles, California. Many of its residents are employed in the shipping industry; however, San Pedro is a thriving community with their city’s employees working in almost every field. San Pedro is home to one of the largest Italian-American communities in Southern California, and a large portion of the community is also Mexican/Hispanic American.

Such diversity can lead to discrimination in the work place. An employer can discriminate against you in various ways, including by:

• Race
  
• Religion


• Race


• Gender


• Sexual orientation


• Age


• Medical disability

If you are a San Pedro resident who has been the victim of discrimination at your job, the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help. We have over 50 years of experience representing employees in claims against their employers. Our track record is proven-- we've gotten our clients over $150 million. Call the So Cal law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today for a free consultation. Or you can also visit us on the web at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.

As many of 200,000 Americans, many of them Californians, are suffering from the neurological condition known as narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is often characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). A narcoleptic will most probably experience disturbed nocturnal sleep and may also fall asleep at any random time. Many narcoleptics go untreated. However, treatment through drugs and short naps is available and quite successful.

California and federal employment laws protect you if your narcolepsy has become a disability at your place of work. First, in order to receive the benefits of these laws, you must show your employer that you are disabled as a result of your condition. If you have demonstrated that you are disabled to your employer, he cannot discriminate against you because of your disability, or for any other reason.
Ways your employer might discriminate against you include:

• Not allowing you to miss work for doctors’ appointments


• Not providing you with reasonable on-site accommodations for your narcolepsy


• Not accommodating your need to take periodic naps

If you believe your employer has discriminated against you because of your disability, the CA law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help. We have over 50 years of experience representing employees, like you, in disability discrimination suits. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how we may be able to help you or visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com.

Many of us are unsure as to whether or not an employer is allowed to ask us our age. The answer is perhaps, but only in limited circumstances. In California, there are very few reasons an employer, or potential employer, is allowed to ask you how old you are. Whether the question is asked during an interview, on a job application form, or after you are hired, your employer must have a legitimate reason for asking you your age. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine if you have a claim against your employer or potential employer for age discrimination.

It may be the case that an employer needs your date of birth to run a background check or credit check. If this is the sole purpose for your employer asking about your age, this is probably a legal reason. However, employers often inquire about an employees or job applicants age simply because they do not want to hire someone of a certain age or older/younger. California and federal law protects persons over the age of 40 from employment discrimination based on age.

An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine if you have been the victim of age discrimination. You can visit us at our website www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more. If you are a resident of CA and believe you were inappropriately asked your age by your employer, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you.

In California, there are two main types of unlawful sexual harassment that employees may be subjected to at work: quid pro and hostile work environment.

• Quid quo pro sexual harassment occurs when your supervisor's/employer's requests for sexual favors are linked to the grant or denial of job benefits. This can include receiving a favorable performance review, salary raise, promotion etc... It is against the law for your employer to suggest or imply that your job security will be threatened if you refuse to engage in sexual favors.


• A hostile work environment exists when you are prevented from reasonably being able to perform your work, due to certain behaviors by either your employer or your co-workers. A few instances of a hostile work environment include acts or remarks made by your employer or co-workers that are discriminatory or unwanted conduct of a sexual nature. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine which category the sexual harassment you are a victim of may fall into.

If you are a CA employee who believes you have been or currently are the victim of a sexual harassment at your place of work, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP today. We know how to defend you against all types of sexual harassment. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com to read more about sexual harassment at work.

A police officer of Indian nationality was recently awarded the large sum of $1.65 million after demonstrating that his employer, the police department, had discriminated against him because of his nation origin and race. In a few examples of the kind of discriminatory and harassing treatment the officer was subject to, his superiors at the police department called him racial slurs and left anonymous, profane voicemail messages on his phone.

CA and federal employment laws prohibit racial, religious, age, sexual orientation, gender, and nationality discrimination. Discrimination can occur at any job, from a police station to a restaurant. An experienced employment attorney might be able to help you recover a settlement from your employer if you have been the victim of discrimination at your place of work.

If you live in California and believe you have been the victim of any type of discrimination, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP or visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information at our website. Our knowledgeable employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today! Your consultation is free.

A long-time employee of Neiman Marcus claims she was fired after her carpal tunnel syndrome and other medical disabilities prevented her from being able to perform the functions of her job. Her doctor even confirmed her disabilities. At first, the employee was able to take time off using her sick leave and vacation time. Once that ran out, she claims Neiman Marcus fired her because it believe she would not be fit to return to her job.

If you suffer from a proven medical disability, your employer must recognize your disability by providing you with reasonable accommodations to perform your job and allowing you to take time off for medical appointments. An experienced employment lawyer can go over the other ways your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your medical disability.

If you feel your employer has discriminated against you as a result of your disability, call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). Our experienced employment attorneys might be able to assist you in protecting your rights. You can learn more by visiting us at www.discriminationattorney.com. If you are a CA employee, call us now at for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

Culver City, California is a large city in Los Angeles known for being a hotspot for the motion, radio and television industries. The population of Culver City is diverse, with a large percentage of its residents being of a Hispanic or Latino nationality. Such diversity can be a breeding ground for discrimination at work. Discrimination based on race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, age, or religion is against California and federal law.

An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you defend yourself against your employer if you are or have been the victim of any type of discrimination. The skilled team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP has over 50 years of combined legal experience. We know the law and have defended many employees in Culver City and throughout Los Angeles.

If you have been the victim of discrimination at your job in Culver City and you want to stand up for your rights as an employee, call your local employment attorneys at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766). Call us now for a free consultation at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP or visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, employees are protected against discrimination at work. Under both federal and California law, it is unlawful for your employer to discriminate against for a variety of reasons, including your marital status. Your employer cannot discriminate against you because you are married or because you are not married. This means, whether you are married or not, your employer cannot treat you differently than other employees, fire you, not hire you, demote you, or not promote you, to list a few examples of how your employer might discriminate against your marital status. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine if you have been discriminated against by your employer because of your marital status.

If you are a CA employee who believes you have been or currently are the victim of marital discrimination, or any other type of discrimination, the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP is here for you. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you or visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information.

Sexual harassment in the California workplace can show itself in many forms. Take, for example, a recent court case involving San Diego firemen. They are suing the city of San Diego for harassment, claiming that they were sexually harassed while involuntarily participating in a 2007 gay pride parade. The firemen, who are not gay, have no issue with the sexual orientation of the parade participants. The firemen are upset because they claim they were harassed while participating in the parade and by one of their superiors after the parade.

It is unlawful for any employer in California to harass you because of your sexual orientation or force you to perform sexual activities. Whether you are gay or straight, your employer does not have the right to make sexually suggestive comments or remarks, touch you inappropriately, or fire or demote you because of your sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is also protected by federal and California state discrimination laws. An experienced employment attorney will be able to assist you in bringing a sexual harassment or discrimination claim against your employer.

If you work in California and believe you have been the victim of any type of discrimination or harassment in your workplace, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. You will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you and your consultation is free! You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about how the law protects you.

The WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) is a Federal law that protects workers in California and throughout the country. The labor law requires most employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60 calendar-day notification of plant closings and mass layoffs of employees. You might be covered under this Act if you are a manager, supervisor, hourly wage, or salaried worker. Contact an experienced employment attorney for more information and to see if you are protected by the WARN Act.

By providing advance notice to workers and their families, the WARN Act’s goal is to enable an employee to obtain other employment and, if necessary, to take skill training classes that will allow the worker to successfully compete in the job market. There are exceptions to the 60-day notice requirement, such as the occurrence of a natural disaster which destroys a plant, which a knowledgeable employment attorney will be able to discuss with you.

If you live in CA and believe your employer fired you without adhering to the guidelines of the WARN Act, the experience of a knowledgeable employment attorney can help. Call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to assist you. Or you can visit us online for more information at www.discriminationattorney.com.

Many California employees suffer from panic disorder or panic attacks. A panic attack is an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms. Physical symptoms may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress. In the middle of a panic attack, your heart might pound and you may feel sweaty, weak, faint, or dizzy along with the sense of fear. These attacks can last anywhere from minutes to hours.

While panic attacks can be embarrassing and disabling, they can be controlled through therapy and/or medication. However, if your panic attacks have rendered you disabled, and you have shown this disability to your employer, CA and federal employment laws protect you. If you are disabled, your employer has an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to you so that you can perform the essential functions of your job.

If your panic disorders have been confirmed as a disability and you feel your employer has discriminated against you as a result of your disability, the experienced employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP might be able to assist you in protecting your rights. If you are a CA employee, call us now at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you or you can visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about how the law protects you.

Most women gain 25-35 pounds during their pregnancy. This weight gain is normal and a part of the pregnancy process. However, some employers discriminate against and/or harass their pregnant female employees for the very reason that they have gained weight. For example, a secretary in a plastic surgery office was recently awarded $75,000 after claiming her employer, a plastic surgeon, had fired her because her weight gain scared away clients. For detailed information on Pregnancy Discrimination, please visit our website.

It is against federal and state law for your employer to discriminate against you as a result of your pregnancy. An experienced employment lawyer might be able to help you win damages against your employer. Ways your employer might discriminate against you or harass you because you are pregnant include:

• Demoting you


• Firing you


• Making inappropriate comments about your weight gain, pregnancy, etc …


• Not providing you with health benefits

If you believe you have been the victim of pregnancy discrimination or harassment at work and you live in CA call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP today. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of any type of discrimination. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you or visit us at our website www.discriminationattorney.com. Your consultation is free!

California employees who are obese face weight discrimination in their work place. According to a recent Yale University study, obesity discrimination on the job is as common as racial discrimination. Additionally, the study showed that women are twice as likely as men to report weight discrimination and that they feel the effects of the discrimination before they are even what is considered to be medically obese.

Females in the work place start to notice that their employers discriminate against them because of their weight at around 27 BMI. A person is usually not considered to be obese until their BMI reaches 30. While the Civil Rights Act of 1964 established federal law on employment discrimination and identified categories protected by discrimination, it does not identify weight as a protected characteristic. As a result this federal law does not provide direct protection for individuals who have been discriminated against by their employer because they are obese. However, if your obesity has become a disability, an experienced employment lawyer will be able to help you defend yourself against your employer.

If you are a California employee and you feel your employer has discriminated against you or is currently discriminating against you as a result of your obesity, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers know how to represent your needs. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com. You can find more information on Obesity Discrimination at our website.

As an employee in California, there are many laws in place that protect your rights. One of these laws is The Bane Civil Rights Act. The Bane Act protects you inside and outside of work from continued violence or the threat of violence based race, religion, nationality, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. These are only a few of the protected categories. If you are the victim of violence at work, an experienced employment lawyer will be able to help you determine whether you are covered by the Bane Act or by another law.

California law is very favorable to employees. The Bane Act is one example of a law enacted to protect you from becoming the victim of a hate crime based on your race, religion, nationality, age, political affiliation, medical disability, gender, or sexual orientation.

The attorneys of Greenberg & Rudman, LLP can help you if you are the victim of a hate crime at your place of work. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you. We are here to help you defend your rights as a person and employee in California.

Under CFRA (California Family Rights Act), established to protect you, the CA employee, your employer bears the burden of determining whether your leave is protected under its regulations. When a recent Continental Airlines employee missed the allowable number of work days after being hospitalized for an illness, he told his friends he was sick, but not his employers at Continental. As a result of his unexplained absences, the employee was fired. However, the Court sided with the employee and stated that it was his employer’s duty to ask the employee directly if more information was necessary to determine if CFRA was being sought.

To qualify for CFRA, you are required to provide, at the minimum, verbal notice sufficient so that your employer is aware you need CFRA qualifying leave. There are other notification and eligibility requirements you must meet as an employee in order to qualify for CFRA. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine if you meet the requirements.

If you are an employee in the California workplace and believe you should be receiving leave under CFRA, call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We understand CA employment laws, including CFRA. Don’t wait --- call the California law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today for a free consultation. You will have the chance to speak with one of our experienced employment attorneys to hear how we can help you. You can also visit us on the web at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.

Employees in Oxnard, California with an employment claim against their employer have the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP on their side. With over 50 years of combined legal experience, this knowledgeable Oxnard legal team has won millions of dollars in verdicts for its clients. If you have an employment claim, such as discrimination or harassment, against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP today.

Home to agriculture, manufacturing, defense, and tourism industries, Oxnard provides jobs to thousands of employees of various races, religions, ages, genders and sexual orientations. It is against the law in California for your employer to discriminate against you or harass you because of your race, age, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or medical disability.

If you have been the victim of discrimination or harassment at work in Oxnard and you want to stand up for your rights as an employee, call your local employment attorneys at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766). Call us now for a free consultation at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to help you!

Discriminating against you, an employee, because of your age is illegal in any workplace. The Police Department is no exception. A court recently awarded two Sergeants in the police force over $500,000 in back pay and legal fees. The sergeants, a man and a woman, alleged that they had been passed over for a promotion to lieutenant because of their age – they were nearing retirement age.

Age discrimination and/or bias occur in every industry. Both federal and California state laws prohibit your employer from discrimination against you because of your age. Examples of how your employer might discriminate against you because of your age include not promoting you, demoting you, or replacing you with someone younger. An experienced employment attorney can help you recover damages if you are the victim of age discrimination at your job.

If you are a CA employee over 40 and believe you are or have been the victim of age discrimination, call the knowledgeable employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team might be able to assist you in protecting your rights. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com.

A cataract is a clouding of varying degrees that develops in the crystalline lens of your eye or in its envelope. Many employees suffer from cataracts, which can be caused by old age, genetics, eye injury, or UV ray exposure. Potentially blinding if left untreated, cataracts typically progress slowly, causing near-sightedness and vision loss. If you suffer from cataracts and have shown them to your employer to be a disability, your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your disability.

Ways your employer might discriminate against your because of your cataract disability include not allowing you to miss work for doctor’s appointments, not providing you with interactive computer software or Braille materials due to your visual impairment, and not providing you with reasonable accommodations for your disability.

If you are a California employee and you believe your employer has discriminated against you or is currently discriminating against you as a result of your disability, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how we may be able to help you or visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com.

Are you a California employee who is being recruited by a company your current employer considers to be competition? Or have you already started at your new company, but your old employer is trying to restrain you from conducting your business? According to the CA Supreme Court, your employer is not acting in accordance with the law.

The California Labor Codes states that your employer cannot restrain you from going to work for a competitor or from contacting clients of your former company. Additionally, your employer cannot by contract limit you from engaging in your profession, trade or business. These contracts are often known as non-compete contracts. There are, however, a few exceptions to this non-compete rule which an experienced employment attorney will be able to go over with you.

If your current or former employer is attempting to enforce a non-compete clause against you, CA law is on your side. If you are in California, call the skilled legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you. Or visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com.

The Ralph Civil Rights Act provides various remedies, including civil and administrative, for certain people who are the victims of violence or harrasment. When a victim is targeted based on racial, ethnic, or religious reasons, the Ralph Civil Rights Act goes into effect. If you are a victim of violence because of your race or nationality at your job, the law is on your side.

Under the Ralph Act you have one year to file your claim, so do not delay in calling an experienced employment attorney if you are a victim of racially or ethnically motivated violence at your place of work. The legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP understands the various laws that are put in place to protect you both at work and outside work. Please visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information.

If you are a California employee and you have been a victim of the type of violence protected under the Ralph Act, or any other type of violence, while at your job, call the experienced employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now. Our skilled employment lawyers will give you a free consultation regarding your legal rights and explain how we may be able to help you. Your call is completely confidential, and we are here to help.

In the California workplace, it is against the law for your employer, or one of your employer's agents, to share in the collective "tip pool." A CA court recently awarded over $100 million to Starbucks baristas due to the company's practice of permitting supervisors to share tips. California law enables your employer to create a tip pool in which you and other employees divide customer gratuities among yourselves. However, CA law bans employers and their agents from receiving any portion of the tips. Under the meaning of this law, an agent is defined as "every person other than the employer having the authority to hire or discharge any employee or supervise, direct, or control the acts of employees."

Several of the most common industries to tip pools are the restaurant industry, the gaming industry, the salon industry, and automobile dealerships. If you are employed in one of these, or at any other job, and you believe your employer is not properly dividing the shared tips, or is taking some of the tips for himself, an experienced employment attorney will be able to stand up for your rights and possibly help you recover money in damages.

If you live in California and you feel your tips are not being properly divided, call the knowledgeable legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now. You will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and hear how we may be able to help you. Your call is completely confidential.

Fresno is the economic hub of Fresno County and the Central Valley. As a Fresno employee in this booming agricultural city, you do not need to be victimized by discrimination at work. Discrimination in any form is prohibited by both federal and state law. An experienced Fresno employment lawyer can help you defend your rights and possible recover money in damages if you are the victim of discrimination at your place of work. Discrimination can be based on:

• Race


• Gender


• Religion


• Sexual orientation


• Nationality


• Age

Your employer can discriminate against you at work in a variety of ways. For example, if you are fired, demoted or denied health and/or benefits because of your race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, or gender you might have a claim of discrimination against your employer.

If you work in Fresno, CA and have been or are the victim of any form of discrimination at your place of work, call your local employment attorneys at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766). The knowledgeable legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP is here to help you defend your rights. Call us now for a free consultation at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We are here to help you!

As a California employee, you deserve proper meal and rest breaks. A judge recently awarded a large group of Wal-Mart employees over $180 million dollars in damages because the judge found that Wal-Mart owed these employees compensation for off-the-clock work and missed rest breaks. California and Federal law if protective of an employee’s right to take meal and rest breaks while on the clock. Additionally, if your employer fails to provide you with a proper meal break your employee owes you one hour of pay at your regular rate of compensation for each workday

Under California law, most employees qualify for a 30 minutes meal break after a 5 hour work shift. Usually, the meal period is counted as time worked and you should be relieved of all the duties of your job during this break. There are certain situations where a meal period may be waived by mutual consent between you and your employer. California labor law requires that you also receive a rest 10 minute break for every four hours worked if you work over three and a half hours a day. These mandatory breaks must be in the middle of your work period.

An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine if your employer is providing you with the meal and rest breaks the law requires. If live in CA, and believe you have not been receiving proper meal and rest breaks, or have not been paid for these breaks, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. You might be able to recover damages. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law established by the US Congress in 1938 and enforced by the United States Department of Labor. The FLSA defines the federal minimum wage, describes employee time recordkeeping requirements, and lists jobs required to receive overtime compensation after 40 hours have been worked in a workweek.

If you are a nonexempt employee you are covered by the overtime provisions of the FLSA and must record each hour worked on the time record. If you work more than 40 hours in one workweek, then you should be paid time and one-half of your regular hourly wage.

In general, the more responsibility and independence or discretion you have, the more likely you will be considered exempt. As an exempt employee you are not covered by the overtime provisions of the FLSA but rather paid an agreed amount for your whole job, regardless of the amount of time or effort required to complete the work. Additionally, exempt employees do not record hours of work on a time sheet. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine what type of employee you are.

If you have questions about how your employer is categorizing you, or believe you should be receiving over time pay, you need the experience of a knowledgeable employment attorney to help you make sure you are receiving the right pay. If you live in CA, the employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help you. Call us now at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to assist you.

In California, hostile work environments created by harassment or discrimination on the job violate federal and state laws and are illegal. Hostile work environment harassment occurs when unwelcome comments or conduct based on legally protected factors unreasonably interfere with your work performance or create an offensive or uncomfortable work environment. Legally protected factors include race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and age.

To be a victim of a hostile work environment you do not have to be the individual toward whom the offensive conduct is directed, just a person affected by the conduct. An experienced employment attorney can help you determine if your workplace rights have been violated by a hostile work environment.

If you are a CA employee who believes you have been or currently are the victim of a hostile work environment, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP today. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

Many California employees suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or CTS. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition that may be caused by repeatedly performing stressful motions with your hand or holding your hand in the same position for long periods of time. CTS specifically affects the sensitive nerves of and the blood supply that feeds the hands and wrists. Your employer cannot discriminate against you if your CTS has been determined to be a disability.

Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome often include frequent burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially your thumb and index and middle fingers. Usually your dominant hand is affected first and produces the most severe pain. The risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is especially common in those employees performing assembly line work such as manufacturing, sewing, finishing, cleaning, and meat, poultry, or fish packing.

If your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has been confirmed as a disability and you feel your employer has discriminated against you as a result of your disability, the experienced employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP might be able to assist you in protecting your rights. If you are a CA employee, call us now at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

Low-level managers were recently awarded a predicted $25 million victory in court after proving that while their employer, a large supermarket chain, claimed they were salaried employees when they were in fact hourly employees. As hourly employees, these ‘managers’ were entitled to overtime pay. Under California and federal law, salaried workers are generally exempt from receiving over time pay while hourly employees usually qualify for over time pay. An experienced employment attorney will be able to help you determine whether you are an hourly or salaried employee.

Overtime pay is compensation for hours a nonexempt employee works in excess of 40 hours in one work week. Currently, an employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must receive one and one-half times his/her regular rate of pay. However, the FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest, unless overtime hours are worked on those days.

If you live in CA and you believe your employer is mis-categorizing you as a salaried employee in order to avoid paying you overtime, you might be able to recover damages from your employer. Call the California law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you.

Are you a Burbank, CA employee in Los Angeles county with an employment claim you would like to bring against your employer? Have you been discriminated against by your employer? Harassed at work? The experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help you. Discrimination or harassment based on race, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, or nationality is against the law.

If you have been the victim of harassment or discrimination at work, federal and CA state law protect you. The employment lawyers of Greenberg & Rudman LLP understand these laws. Our track record of representing employees in Burbank and throughout Los Angeles demonstrates that we know how to successfully represent you when bringing an employment claim against your employer.

If you live and/or work in Burbank, CA, and believe you have been the victim of any type of discrimination or harassment in your workplace, call the local law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. We have been practicing employment law in Burbank and Southern California for 50 years! You will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you and your consultation is free!

A California employee of Indian national origin recently won a discrimination lawsuit against his employer, the California Public Utilities Commission. Discrimination is illegal in the California workplace and the CA court awarded the engineer over $1 million in damages for the harassment and discrimination he suffered at his job. Federal and state laws protect you, the employee, from being discriminated against at work. Contact an experienced employment attorney if you have been the victim of discrimination at your job.

Discrimination can occur in many forms. Ways your employer can discriminate against you include:

• Race


• National Origin


• Religion


• Age


• Sex


• Gender

If you live in California and believe you have been the victim of any type of discrimination, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

A new consumer product safety law has provided whistleblower protection to California and US employees in the retail and manufacturing sectors. The federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, signed by President George W. Bush on August 14, 2008, protects employees in certain industries from being retaliated against or discriminated against for reporting product defects or testifying against such a defect or recall, to name a few reasons. An experienced employment lawyer will be able to thoroughly answer your questions and address your concerns arising under this new Act.

A ‘whistle blower’ is an employee who informs a government or law enforcement agency of an illegal act in his or her place of work. A whistle blower is protected by law from being retaliated against or discriminated against for reporting the crime or assisting in a proceeding against the employer. The CPSIA is one of several federal laws that protect a whistle blowing employee.

If you live in California and believe you have experienced discrimination or harassment resulting from your lawful reporting of an illegal incident occurring at your place of work, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. We understand the various whistle blowing laws, including the CPSIA. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you.

Heart disease kills one American every 34 seconds. Many California employees suffer from heart disease, which comes in several forms, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, or heart arrhythmias. If you are an employee in CA and suffer from heart disease, it is important that you take care of yourself while you are at your job so that you don't become a victim of this deadly disease.

If your condition has rendered you disabled and you have shown proof of your disability to your employer, your employer must recognize that you are disabled. Both CA and federal law protect employees with disabilities. Your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your disability.

Ways your employer might discriminate against you include:

• Not allowing you to take time off work for doctor’s appointments


• Not providing you with reasonable accommodations for your disability at work


• Not promoting you or demoting you because of your disability

If you are a California resident and you feel your employer has discriminated against you or is currently discriminating against you as a result of your disability, call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of discrimination. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

Employees in Diamond Bar, California, are standing up to their employers when it comes to discrimination in their work place. Discrimination, whether it is racial, religious, sex, gender, age, or nationality, is against the law. Your employer may not discriminate against you for any reason and there are both federal and state laws protecting your rights as an employee in Diamond Bar, CA.

If you live and/or work in Diamond Bar, California and believe you have been or are the victim of racial, sex, gender, age, religious, or national origin discrimination at your place of work, the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP can help you. With over 50 years of combined experience and knowledge, Greenberg & Rudman LLP will assist you in defending your rights against your employer.

If you have been the victim of discrimination or harassment at work in Diamond Bar and you want to stand up for your rights as an employee, call your local employment attorneys at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766). Call us now for a free consultation at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We are here to help you!

The California Family Rights Act, or CFRA, is in place to protect you --- the CA employee’s --- rights. The Act was established to ensure your secure leave rights for the birth of your child, for the placement of a child in your family for adoption or foster care, for the serious health condition of the your child, parent or spouse, and for your own serious health condition.

CFRA allows you, if are eligible under the Act, to take up to 12 weeks in one calendar year of paid or unpaid job-protected leave from your job. While on approved CFRA leave, your health, dental and vision benefits are maintained. An experienced employment lawyer will help you determine if you are eligible for leave under this Act.

If you live in California and you feel you qualify for CFRA but your employer will not give you time off or discriminated against you for taking time off, call the experienced employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now. You will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and hear how we may be able to help you. Your call is completely confidential.

Religious discrimination in the work place is on the rise, both in California and nationally. The EEOC, the agency that governs employment discrimination, has stated in a recent survey that religious discrimination charges have increased in the past few years. When it comes to religion, the law is simple: your employer cannot treat you, an employee or potential employee, differently because of your religious beliefs or practices. Religious discrimination cannot occur when recruiting, hiring, disciplining, firing, or providing benefits to an employee.

Your employer is obligated to make reasonable accommodations for your religious needs. This includes allowing you to do things dictated by your faith, such as praying at certain times of days, or adhering to certain dress or grooming guidelines. If you have informed your employer about your religious needs and he has not made an attempt to reasonably accommodate you, or has discriminated against you as a result of informing him of your needs or religious beliefs, an experienced employment lawyer might be able to assist you.

If you believe you have been the victim of religious discrimination and you live in CA call the experienced legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP today. Our knowledgeable California employment lawyers might be able to help you recover damages for any pain, suffering, or lost wages you may have incurred as a result of any type of discrimination. Call us at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

Are you a potential LA City, County or other municipality fireman candidate? Have you passed all of the requirements and tests --- up until the medical portion? If you answered yes to this second question and you believe you were disqualified for an unfair, biased, or discriminatory reason the knowledgeable legal team at Greenberg & Rudman LLP is here to help. It is against federal and state law for your employer or potential employer to discriminate against you for any reason, including a medical disability, race, sex, gender, nationality, age, and religion.

Greenberg & Rudman LLP has litigated numerous firefighter disability discrimination cases and won successful verdicts for its clients. If you believe you were not hired as a firefighter in Los Angeles because you were the victim of disability, racial, nationality, age, sex, gender, or religious discrimination we can help you defend your rights and possible receive money for damages.

Greenberg & Rudman has over 50 years of combined legal experience. Additionally, Greenberg & Rudman has won its clients, many of them firemen and women, over $150 million dollars in settlements and verdicts. If you are a fireman in Los Angeles or the surrounding area and feel you have been the victim of medical disability discrimination or bias, the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) are here to help you. Call us now and you will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to assist you.

Are you a soldier or veteran returning home from military service? Have you been denied employment because of your membership in the uniformed services? Are you or have you approached your former employer (the one you worked for before you left for service) in an effort to get your job back? Good news - the law is on your side. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was enacted to protect the rights of veterans and members of the uniformed services such as you. Under USERAA, your former employer is prohibited from discriminating against you because you served in the Armed Forces Reserve, the National Guard, or other uniformed services.

Specifically, USERRA states that you, the returning veteran, must be “promptly reemployed” after an honorable discharge from military service and requires that, in most cases, reinstatement is made to the position which the individual would have held had he or she not left for military leave. Also, USERRA prohibits your employer from denying you employment on the basis of your membership, application for membership or service, performance of service, to name a few instances. An experienced employment attorney will help you determine if you are protected under USERRA.

If you are a CA armed services veteran or applicant and believe your employer has discriminated against you because of your involvement in the armed services call the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). We are knowledgeable employment attorneys that can help you defend your rights as an employee and veteran of the uniformed services. Call now for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to assist you.